The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-04
CRACK TENNIS PLAYERS.
THE HEN WHO ARE ATTRACTING At
TRENTON THIS YEAR.


anu popular talth Is pinned TO the old fnv0rttoo.
II. D. Sears Is. Of course, the hero OF the court,
as boseems the winner Of tho American cham-
ponship for six successive years. He does not
look like a hero, but like an aminble, Jolly.
fair-compexionod Young man Of 20, rather
mented by glasses. He is by no means ' an
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the en- Of his tongue between his teeth, as
t his face satisfied expression which often ek.
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alth0ugh after his six successive victories he
top. no bears his honors discreotly and Is good.
natured and agreeable. and does not assume
to Renshaw the English Champion. '' But tho
players who draw, the most admiration and
synhYS rdSsrs The he ssa, a h n.
fan. slim strinings Of about Is. as nice i9sGlns
ore us brown us tho sun and the salt breeSes OF
hahant can mike them, and 30 much aliksihre
them. At recent tournament. where they
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identity. They always play together as part
ners IN the double matches, and show the re-
sularly graceful and correct. and w fha 80
strong. that they are counted sure TO put their
brother to his mettle soon.
Another youngster becoming prominent. and
cousin. q, A.; Shaw. Jr. a lad OF tall, stalwart
ways He swings bis racquet in his left hand
Careless and @ @ IS to
s sa, appanse and surprise and though ne az
capacity as to make the veterans fear him.
But the real cracks Just now are still reckohed
among am the older players, and the experts viii
surely one, Of. flve-Tayior. sIoeum. 'Beefman,
Clark or B t;, 10y. many will limit |, still
tures1ue fgure.i Is missing this year; ono who
was rather the ideal of the earlier years Of ten
Eha' sa1 PRdsp Of The Y sqae
one OF the first, to Introduce tennis. He was q
man Of magnificent physique, tall, full proper
toned. with handsome swarthy face and long
black inconsistencies noble specimen OF full de-
costume Of early Bar Harbor days. differing 4
little from the conventional tennis player. as
Icons am Sc as bedm % 1s
Il am Pirate KIM" Or any grandee Of nature.
ers, and his serve which seemed to propel the
ball from pei cipt abqu. ten feet above ths
marvel and dread Of those days. His splendid WI
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rous courtesy clinched his popularity among
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ana 9 rather eherubie eountensnee s Who
ana Every for one bis aspec Great to b
astonishment the crowd saw he phenomenaf
precision and his deadly smashes returned
again and again until he seemed quite dis
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rae tho Res 9aso and s
and II oen an
time. but his racquet, which locke about as
always gets there, Just In the nick OF time, and
away flies the ball to some unprotected corner.
a classic. though 1t was quite as much a test 81
endurance rs Of skill.
any ", scsslP SbSut tennis Would b. sisnsiiy IN.
must that aied t9 IT, ndebsd
Very short Slight almost e unheaithy ne oS SHai%s
and beyond the flush Of youth; for he gradu:
never suspect his eminence in any branch Of
athletics But It seems case Of mind
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game. and. though q physician. seems fos
years . to have directed his time and energy 70
American, and has put more invention. insenS-
tbs due largely to his tuition and practice that
Sears, his younger 1etghbor and friend. has
fssnsd 4 Mser s L. aS ha sb sd e
many tournaments, and that In a land whore
tournaments are Witnessed BY thousands. like
from all over the country. His winters he has
frequently spent IN the south OF France with
practice In tho open air and thus he has ac.
anired familiarity with ali the science and pos
III edd as he
and impaired here, All our, best players are
seem rather, q triiing and waste Of time and
faculties, but to thoroughly master anything IL
tan9 q saedns here
to DR.. Dwight than to any other person.
in 1 Ss s q rS 9S or gesTs y9 s t
PHILADELPHIA. He graduated at Harvard sew
rs rival g. Eh a hs s r hs
contests He plays dashinT, yigor ms game.
ha he Is pon S Pn s w
brilliant in doubles than In, single. Those
h9 h9 contest him and hs
S S !, 3, SIoth Sas i played the new seryIc:
England wSiiS the Yale foo SSsfn The cd
ptyle Of one forward and one back. saw as OK
cltlnH ub ~ OIten Witnessed. "A very
different player Is Brinley. the Trinity College
champion, who won at Newport two years ago,
strokes. hitting hard and placing accurately,
but II one can Judge from appearances. bid
temper units him for the very first rank. He
seems too mercurial, volatile, changeable to
do tho steady unvarying work necessary,for
uniform success, and though at times he can
beat almost anybody, at other times bis skill
seems to have forsaken him, and he iallsian
esGsy prey to much b inferior players. Whom In
his best form he Is prodigy. 81 ~
tn.Hn bad
probable winners OF the tournament, are
Beekman and slocum, and the lot OF drawing
has singularly and most unfortunately decreed
that they should meet In the very first round.
The former was the winner last year. As HIS
young scion Of an old New York family. finely
built, smooth-faced. bright-ey ID, handsome
and with that supple turn OF the wrist which
the example and precept OF Tommy Petit
have made the model OF fashionable play,
Slocum Is an older man, graduated az
son s sG hs i brSm Brock
his present rank rs n player rather slowly